J. N. Donohoo

Jacob N. Donohoo (December 16, 1853 – November 11, 1917) was an American state politician and banker in Arkansas.[1] He served several terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives after first winning election in 1876 when he was 22.[2] He helped fundraise for the Masonic Temple in Pine Bluff, part of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.[3]

He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1870. He married and owned a 160-acre farm in Marvell, Arkansas. He was a Republican and a Quaker.[2]

Donohoo also worked as an internal revenue collector and banker. Knoxville, Tennessee commercial artist LaRoy A. Tate was his grandson.[4]

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References
  1. Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
  2. "J. N. Donohoo". Arkansas Democrat. October 14, 1890. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. "CONTENTdm". cmdc.knoxlib.org.
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